Chap. ':,4 . An Expofition upon the Book cf J OB. -Verf. 4. rough dealing, and therefore run together intoholes and comers to hide themfelves, as deftring rather the fociety ofwild beaftc, then ofloch beaftly men. Further, the word which we render together, may be tranflated alike; They hide them/elves alike; that is,one poor godly man as well as another,theyall fare alike, they deal no better with one then with another, none have hope to escape the hands ofrhefeunmercifull tyrants. Thus it wasin the time ofthat great oppreffron which the Itraelites were under by the Phili ffims ; The lfraelites hid themfelves : When 7onathan and his Armour- hearer got up,and difcovered themfelves to the Garrifonof the Philiflims, the Philifims laid, Behold the He- brewes comeforth out of the holes where theyhad hid themfelves, (a Sam. r4. r t.) The Author to the Hebrews gives us a delcrip- tion ofthe poor Saints thus hiding themfelves together,(Heb t r. 37.) They wandred about in fheepeskins, and goateskine, being deflitate, afflifled, and tormented, they wandred in deferts, and motentai,os, in dens, andcaves ofthe earth. The posraozdmeekof the earthhid themfelves together. Thus we have had a large enumeration of those violenceswhich y0h had obferved among men,andmen profpering in them. Firl$, violence upon lands; 2'Y, upon cattle; 3Iy, upon perfons,thenee- dy, and the poor are forced to run together into corners ; while thefine-Mile encreafeth,tbe afflalion ofethers mull needsencrea/?. Hence note. Sinnersknow no bounds. Theywho at firn wrong men in their lands, will not Ricke to- wrong them in their cattle, and within awhile, theymake no bones io fall upon their perlons. Secondly, Nute. Thofe evills which are done to men immediately in their perfops, are morefinfull then thole that are done to them in their goods, cattle, andeffate. lob (hews the worft'of their doings Taft. 'Tis bad enough to touch the goods of Poore man, but to trouble his perfon, or eaufelefiely to make him hide his head, is farre worfe. T t t Thirdly,,
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